The history of soft capsule manufacturing in Japan started when Sanwa Pharmaceuticals was established in Tokyo in 1939.
Sanwa Pharmaceuticals went out of commission after the war, and Nobuyasu Kato established Fuji Oil Industries Co., Ltd. in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan, at the foot of Mount Fuji, which was the beginning of Fuji Capsule Co., Ltd.

Health and peace of mind to all Japanese people after the war.
For the strong desire to help people, Fuji Capsule developed and manufactured soft capsules as the pioneer in Japan, and grew along with the history of soft capsules.

1939	Established Sanwa Pharmaceuticals (Nakano-ward, Tokyo), predecessor to Fuji Capsule
1943	Sanwa Pharmaceuticals went out of commission after the war
1948	Established Fuji Oil Industries Co., Ltd. (Fujinomiya, Shizuoka; on the premises of a raw material manufacturer) Nobuyasu Kato assumed the presidency Capitalized at 180,000 yen
1949	Changed the company name to Fuji Capsule Co., Ltd. Capital increased to 500,000 yen
1951	Established the Head Office Building (Fujinomiya, Shizuoka) Nobuyasu Kato, founder and president Trailer used around 1951 “Foot-operated plating method machine”use around 1951
1961	Capital increased to 2,000,000 yen
1962	Established the Onakazato Plant (Fujinomiya, Shizuoka) Onakazato Plant on completed Head Office Plant around 1966
1964	Head Office relocated to inside the Onakazato Plant (Fujinomiya, Shizuoka)
1967	Capital increased to 5,000,000 yen
1969	Capital increased to 10,000,000 yen
1973	Introduced automated rotary encapsulating machine (made by Leiner in England)
1975	Nobuyasu Kato assumed the chairmanship Sakuro Kato assumed the presidency Capital increased to 15,000,000 yen Sakuro Kato, 2nd president
1978	Chairman Nobuyasu Kato died Established the Tokyo Sales Office (Koto-ward, Tokyo)
1979	Introduced automated seamless encapsulating machine (made by Globecs in the Netherlands)
1981	Relocated the Tokyo Sales Office (Kyobashi, Chuo-ward, Tokyo)
1982	Established the Obihiro Plant (Obihiro, Hokkaido) Obihiro Plant on completed
1983	Established the Shibakawa Plant (Shibakawa, Fuji [later amalgamated into Fujinomiya]) Shibakawa Plant on completed
1984	Capital increased to 30,000,000 yen
1987	Started operating the Osaka Sales Office (temporary office)
1989	50th anniversary of foundation Established the Osaka Sales Office (Kita-ward, Osaka)
1993	President Sakuro Kato died Noriyasu Kato assumed the presidency
1994	Established the Food Product Factory (Shibakawa, Fuji [later amalgamated into Fujinomiya]) Food Product Plant on completed
1995	Absorbed the Toho Medical and Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Relocated the Tokyo Sales Office (Nihonbashi, Chuo-ward, Tokyo)
1998	50th anniversary of establishment
2001	Relocated the Osaka Sales Office (Chuo-ward, Osaka)
2005	Established the Kitayama Plant (Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka) Relocated the Head Office (Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka) Obtained dietary supplements GMP Kitayama Plant on completed
2009	Relocated the Tokyo Sales Office (Kyobashi, Chuo-ward, Tokyo)
2012	Established the Preparation Building 2, Kitayama Plant (Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka)
2014	Established the Innovation Center (Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka) Innovation Center on completed
2018	Relocated the Tokyo Sales Office (Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
2019	Established the Innovation Laboratory
2021	Established the Kitayama Packing Factory Plant (Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka)